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Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse Clinic
Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse team puts on a clinic on how to finish with your stick to the inside! Looking forward to teaching our girls how to play like the Wildcats in the Box rink for our last session of the winter on Sunday, February 28th!
Video from Northwestern Athletics.
How to Upset Duke
5 things Lehigh has to do for a chance to upset Duke today
- Limit Myles Jones to 3 points or less
- Be 50/50 at the face-off X or better
- Draw 4 or more penalties and be 50% or better in extra man situations
- Get an early lead
- Stay out of the penalty box!
FLG Upcoming Events
2017
FLG Boys Premier Showcase – Boys Individual Recruiting Showcase – 90% Capacity
The FLG Premier Showcase is a one-day showcase event held at LIU Post – Long Island University, Brookville, Long Island, for the top rising freshman, sophomore, junior and senior lacrosse players.
When: Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
Location: LIU Post, Long Island, NY
FLG Spring Shootout – Boys Youth Team Tournament – 1 Team in Each Grade Left
FLG Lacrosse has put together a highly competitive and fun weekend for 3rd through 8th grade teams. Some of the best young talent from the tri-state area and east coast meet at Mitchell Field to kick off the Summer Lacrosse Season.
When: June 10th & 11th, 2017
Location: Mitchel Field Athletic Complex – 1 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Uniondale, NY
FLG Big X Classic – Boys Team Recruiting Tournament – 1 2020 Team Spot
The FLG Big Ten Classic is a team recruiting tournament with the top club teams in the nation competing against one another in front of college coaches.
When: June 24th & 25th, 2017
Location: LIU Post, Long Island, NY
FLG Legit Showcase – Boys Individual Recruiting Showcase – 75% Capacity
The FLG Boys Legit Showcase is a two-day showcase event for the top rising freshman, sophomore, junior and senior lacrosse players.
When: Monday, June 26th thru Wednesday, June, 28th
Location: LIU Post, Long Island, NY
FLG Girls Premier Showcase – Girls Individual Recruiting Showcase NEW DATE! – 75% Capacity
The FLG Premier Showcase is a one-day showcase event held at LIU Post – Long Island University, Brookville, Long Island, for the top rising freshman, sophomore, junior and senior lacrosse players.
When: Thursday, June 29th, 2017
Location: LIU Post, Long Island, NY
FLG Summer Camp – Boys & Girls Youth Camp – $100 OFF Coupon Expires 5/1/2017
FLG Lacrosse was founded on the goal to get boys and girls across Long Island to fall in love with the sport. At FLG Camp, a one-week summer day program, campers experience a fun, creative opportunity to work on fundamentals and skills in an encouraging and positive atmosphere.
When: Monday, June 26th to Thursday, June 19th, 2017
Location: LIU Post, Long Island, NY
FLG in 3d Summer Shootout – Boys Team Recruiting Tournament
Two of the country’s premier lacrosse clubs, 3d Lacrosse (CO) and For the Love of the Game (NY), have joined forces to present the FLG in 3d Shootout which will be held at the beautiful Maryland Soccerplex July 15 – 17, 2016. Top club teams from different regions of the country will spend a weekend competing against each other in a high-level tournament that will include college coaches from Divisions I, II and III, All-Star Games in each recruitable division, vendor village, and a quality tournament in beautiful surroundings.
When: July 14th thru July 16th
Location: Maryland Soccerplex – 18031 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841
FLG Select Team Tryouts – Boys & Girls Select Teams, 3rd thru 11th grades
FLG Lacrosse tryouts are designed to select the best talent. The drills used in the tryouts are from the FLG Lacrosse Curriculum and are intended to test the player’s ability to make decisions in different aspects of the game. Our highly knowledgable evaluators and coaches assist in the selection process. Tryouts for our the 2017/18 FLG Select Teams will be during August of 2017.
When: Boys & Girls 9th thru 11th, Week of August 7th / Boys & Girls 3rd thru 8th Grades, Week of August 14th
Location: Cedar Creek Park, Seaford, NY
John Crawley vs. Navy
FLG’s John Crawley scores 2 and has game winning assist vs. Navy in Hopkins 2016 season opener. Watch clips on John Crawley below!
Thanks @TheLacrosseNetwork for sharing this video!
#FLG #AlumniCommunity #LoveTheGame
Having a Successful Spring
Below we’ve listed some ways FLG has been able to have a successful spring season as a club program:
Photo credit: Laxmagazine.com
– Plan around PAL schedules: give your players a chance to play for their town
– Incorporate individual and team concepts into training
– Set up scrimmages with comparable talent
– Get lots of reps! Don’t miss an opportunity of having a group of skilled players together
– Have a plan B for weather issues: gym, classroom for film, indoor facility, alternative date
– HAVE FUN! Studletes will be playing from March – August. It’s a long stretch
Tell us how you have a successful Spring as a lacrosse club by commenting below:
We all have distractions.
We’ve all had those kids in our group, class, or team. The kids that love to make everyone else around them laugh. The kids that like to talk when the coach is talking. The kids that often serve as a distraction.
The first instinct might be to reprimand or punish those being distracting in the group. Through the years, i’ve incorporated different methods to successfully cope with clowns within a practice, drill, or clinic. Below are some methods worked well for me and could possibly work for you too:
- Offer encouragement, positive reinforcement, or recognition towards the player that’s becoming a distraction any opportunity you get. Also, if you get a chance to do this in front of the entire group, do so.
- Within a drill, pair the player who’s distracting with the most respected player in the group. This is an opportunity for the respected player to step-up and put those leadership skills to work.
- If a player’s being distracting, pull them aside and ask why they aren’t interested in what’s going on at practice? Genuinely ask if there is something the coaches can do to get that player more engaged. Are the drills lame? Are they not getting enough reps? Are the coaches talking too much? Lots of players who are labeled ‘distractions’ are constantly being told to stop talking. Instead, try asking that player to speak up about something that might benefit the group. Who knows, that player might have something great to say, it’s just no one has taken the time to hear them out because coaches are too busy telling them to quiet down.
- Coach up your players after the drills are over. Getting a group of players in a huddle before they’ve even ran through a drill, thrown a ball, or even finished getting their equipment on is a recipe for distraction. Players are energized, excited, and have lots of energy before the start of a practice. Having them stand around and listen to a coach for 10 minutes will cause specific players to channel their energy towards opening their mouth and distracting other teammates.
- If a player on my team, let’s call him Joey, is a distraction because he loves to talk at practice, give Joey an additional role on the team. For example, have Joey be the guy that reports the coaches who is missing from practice, have Joey be the guy who yells across the field to relay a message to another coach, or have Joey be the guy who restates what the coaches are saying in a huddle.
What’s distracting can turn into helping, it really depends how you spin it. Feel free to share with us how you deal with players who are distracting at your practice.
The Perfect Hit
Some may say referees are taking hitting out of boys lacrosse. A big part is due to illegal hits. Players are hitting with incorrect form, leading with their head, lifting there hands, and much more. Educating players at a young age how to correctly create body contact with another player is crucial. These young athletes need to develop good habits early on and learn what it means to hit properly. Below is an image of what we consider a great hit, and 7 reasons why:
- The player initiating contact is still on his feet. Leaving your feet is a sign of throwing your body recklessly. This player has full control of his body.
- The player initiating contact has the head of his stick on the ground.This shows the play isn’t cross-checking his opponent. Instead, he is using his stick as leverage to control his body and execute the hit.
- The player being hit has his neck up and eyes upfield. This shows that there was NO head-to-head contact. If a player’s neck is arched back, then it shows he was struck in his head.
- The player initiating the hit has his eyes up, head up, showing that he didn’t lead with his head when making contact.
- The player initiating contact has hands below his waste. This shows he never lifted his arms when initiating contact. It’s illegal to raise your arms upon contact or strike a player above his collar bone.
- The player being hit is parallel, with his back towards the ground. This shows he was struck in the chest, as opposed to the back. It’s illegal to hit player from behind in lacrosse.
- The ball is falling out of the stick of the player being struck. This shows he had the ball. Those making contact with the ball carriers are less likely to get flagged. Also, players who carry the ball for too long deserve to get put on there back. Move the rock!
Watch some more great hits, highlights, and lacrosse here!
